• halfpipe [they/them]
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    4 months ago

    What was the point of trying to hold it for ten days after they lost control of the roads in and out, and after the head of the armed forces was fired for trying to retreat. Was the ability to shell civilians in Donetsk really worth that?

    Shit, the "stabbed in the back" myth is practically going to write itself when this is all over.

    • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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      4 months ago

      Was the ability to shell civilians in Donetsk really worth that?

      I wouldn't be surprised if that would really be the reason, the attacks continued through entire war, using even the most precious and scarce weapons which could be used against military targets with better outcome instead, so i assume they were very high priority.